Handplanes, alaias, and wooden surfboard fins

Over the last couple of months I've broadened the operation and started making handplanes, alaias, and wooden fins with my brother-in-law, Jake.  He comes from a family of carpenters and makes custom furniture out of his workshop at home.  So, we've been firing up the routers, band saws, jigsaws, table saws, and all kinds of other tools and making some really great surf products!

The handplanes are made of poplar wood, stained, and sealed with polyurethane gloss.  They look sharp and are a ton of fun...especially when paired with swim fins or bodyboarding fins.

The alaias are made pretty much the same way, but feature a single concave running through the majority of the bottom.

The fins are a little trickier and require a blend of work-working and fiberglassing.  The end result is a sharp, classic looking fin!  I need to post a better picture, but this at least gives you an idea of what to expect.





New boards for summer!

Summer is here and I've been getting a ton of interest in alternative shapes that can perform in 1ft chop to overhead and clean.  I refined and combined some older templates to create a shape with a wide longboard style nose, forgiving full rails coupled with slightly rolled entry, standard shortboard rocker profile, a squash tail with thruster fin setup, and a double concave with vee through the tail.  The result is a board that catches everything, can handle cheater five nose rides, and can also be surfed from the tail like a traditional shortboard.  This thing is a blast!

We took out the new shape at the Pier for test drive.  Beginners and advanced surfers all loved it and I got orders for more!  Check out the pictures below.

  7'0" x 18.75" x 22.5" x 16.5" x 3" for Nick

7'0" x 17.5" x 21.75" x 15.5" x 2.75" for Shawna

T-shirts and decals are in!!!

I've got some legit t-shirts for sale now.  They are 50% organic cotton and 50% post-consumer recycled along with being pre-shrunk.  So far they are a hit and sold out!  I just placed another order in both heathered charcoal grey and heathered blue for mens.  For women, I ordered 15 small in pink.

6'2" Flyers' Fish w/ Twin Keel

This board measures 6'2" x 16.25" x 22.25" x 16.75" x 2 15/16".  It has a slightly relaxed rocker and rolled entry with vee through the twin keels and tail.  The top has 1 full layer of 6oz E-cloth with a additional 6oz deck patch.  The bottom has one layer of 6oz E-cloth with 4oz patches over the FCS fusion plugs.  The bottom also has full resin work with a painted deck and pinline.  The fins are the True Ames Hobie Fish model.

after hot coat



6'0" Twin Keel Fish complete!

Final dimensions are 6'0" x 15.75" x 22" x 16.25" x 2 13/16".  Fins are True Ames Hobie Fish model (FCS compatible).



6'10" Quad Bomb complete!

Fozzy flew out from LA to JAX to pickup his new 6'10" x 18.75" x 22.5" x 16.5" x 3" Quad Bomb.  The QB has GridLox on the tail and 2 full layers of 6oz glass on the deck.  Also, we put G7 fronts and S-3 rears in the quad setup for extra hold.  Foz is 6'5" and 215lbs, so he needs the extra fin surface area.   

The QB was commissioned at the Jax Pier.  We lucked out with a 2'-4'+ swell and light offshore winds.  The board worked great:  super fast and responsive, plus caught waves easily.  He is moving to Ventura this month and will be representing Besh Surfboards at C-Street and Pt Mugu (if he gets the balls).



February Updates - "Ant" finished, Twin Keel glassed, Quad Bomb started!

The "Ant" is finished and I was able to share the maiden session with Jamie on base at Mayport.  We had a clean 2'-4' day and the board treated him well.  Pics from the session will be posted later (Jamie had the GoPro installed during part of the session), but below are a couple of shots of the board after completion.

Also, I added a photo of the Classic Twin Keel Fish that just got the hot coat finished today!

320 wetsand finished product

5 fin plug setup for several fin options!



6'0" Twin Keel Fish after deck hot coat



Next up is a 6'10" Quad Bomb for Fozzy.  This is his first shorter board in his quiver.  The board has a wide, rounded nose, a squash tail, regular rocker, and a quad setup.  This board is very similar to the "Ant"...but with more size.

Quad Bomb after 100 grit drywall screen